Nostalgia - (fabrics from classic kids' books)

Today, I'd just like to point out some of the great new kids' prints we have. First off, we have the Berenstain Bears!

Mom even found this old book of ours, so you can read through it while you visit the shop! (not for sale)

We have some great Richard Scarry prints as well, and they also bring back memories of some good books.

Some New Things

I just wanted to show a couple of the many new items we have in the shop. First is a line called "Love Lives Here".

...and these are ceramic buttons made by Jennifer Jangles, one of my favorite pattern designers. She designed Otis & Rhubarb and the Okey Dokey Owl, both of which we carry and I've made samples of them. I like them a lot :)

Christmas buttons...

Cute little flowers...

...and some bigger buttons. We also have smaller buttons by her, but I don't have pictures of those for some reason.

Sidewalk Sales!

This coming weekend, Gaylord is having its annual Sidewalk Sales. Delphine's is participating as well, and will have some great deals! The Sale will run August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. During this time, all fabric in the sale area (hundreds of bolts) will be $5 a yard, and all other items in the sale area will be marked at 50% to 75% off. The tables in the classroom will be loaded with sale items.

Also, not related to the Sidewalk Sales, all of our Christmas fabric is currently 20% off and all books are always 20% off. Also, we always offer the specials of "buy 12 or more fat quarters and take 25 cents off each one" as well as "finish a bolt of fabric and take 20% off that cut."

Here are some pictures of items and fabrics we currently have in the sale area:

 Aren't these next ones just adorable?

Dolls, Elephants, Owls, Cats...

I'm back for the month of July, so that means I get to make samples again! Here are the ones I've made since I've been home. 

First, a couple of elephants. These are from Indygo Junction's "Eloise & Elmore" pattern:

Some cats:

...and an owl. This one is made from a pattern by the same person who designed Otis & Rhubarb (the cute little dogs I made samples of earlier, and one of them is in the right of this picture). She does a really nice job of making great patterns.

The dolls needed some new clothes, so they're all set for Christmas now! The first dress is an individual pattern, and the others come from the book "All Dolled Up".

Willkommen bei Alpenfest und Delphine's !!

Welcome to Alpenfest and Delphine's !!

This week the city of Gaylord presents their 48th annual Alpenfest!  If you are in the area, you must stop in town to partake all the festivities from crafts to cuisine to carnival rides, free food, um-pah-pah bands, contests like the ugliest dog contest or the prettiest ankles contest, a parade, and more.  It all begins at 6pm Tuesday, July 17 and ends Saturday evening.

Stop by Delphine's while in town - there is plenty of parking available and "Wir sind gerade um die Ecke von der Alpenstrasse",  which translates to, "We are just around the corner from the Alpenstrasse".

We always have sale bolts from $5 to $8 per yard as well as 20% off Christmas fabric and kits.

The gals in the shop collaborated on this dirndl quilt a few years ago - come see it in person and we also have the pattern for you to purchase if you wish.  It was such fun for each of us to create our own dirndl - the traditional dress of the Alps.

Delphine, Katrina and Cathy are wearing their life-size dirndls for Alpenfest!

Katrina and Delphine were caught outside with Herr Gessler.   You can read more about the legend of evil ruler Herr Gessler and William Tell at http://www.gaylordalpenfest.com/.

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